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Cawl Letysen (Lettuce Soup)

Cawl Letysen (Lettuce Soup) is a traditional Welsh (Cymric) recipe for a soup of lettuce and potato in a vegetable stock base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Welsh version of: Lettuce Soup.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

35 minutes

Total Time:

55 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian Recipes Vegetable Recipes British Recipes Cymric/Welsh Recipes

Original Recipe

Cynhwysion:

3 letysen blasus
3 llwy fwrdd o olew
2 nionod wedi torri
1 taten fawr wedi torri
1l o stoc llysiau cryf
2 llwy fwrdd o hufen
halen a phupur du
cennin syfi i addurno

Dull:

Cynheswch yr olew mewn padell a defnyddiwch i ffrio'r nionod a'r taten nes yn euraidd (tua 8 munud). Ychwanegwch ddail y letys a'r stock. Dewch a'r cyfan i ferwi, gosdyngwch i ledferwi a choginiwch am tua 20 munud (nes fod poteth wedi coginio drywodd). Tynnwch oddi-ar y gwres a gadewch iddo oeri ychydig cyn hylifo'n llyfn mewn prosesydd bwyd. Dychwelwch y cawl i sosban, ychwanegwch halen a phupur (os oes angen) a gadewch iddo gynhesu drywodd cyn gweini mewn powleni cawl wedi eu cynhesu. Ychwanegwch droad o hufen ac ychydig o gennin syfi am ben pob bowlen.

English Translation

Ingredients:

3 flavoursome lettuce, separated into leaves
3 tbsp oil
2 onions, chopped
1 large potato, chopped
1l strong vegetable stock
2 tbsp cream
salt and black pepper, to taste
chives, to garnish

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan and use to fry the onions and potato until lightly golden (about 8 minutes). Add the lettuce leaves and the stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the vegetables have cooked through and are tender.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little before transferring to a food processor to purée until smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan, season with salt and pepper then allow to heat through before serving in warmed soup bowls. Add a swirl of cream to each bowl and garnish with chopped chives.